10.2.2 Optimizing Subqueries, Derived Tables, View References, and Common Table Expressions

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10.2.2 Optimizing Subqueries, Derived Tables, View References, and Common Table Expressions

The MySQL query optimizer has different strategies available to evaluate subqueries:

• For a subquery used with an IN, = ANY, or EXISTS predicate, the optimizer has these choices:

• Semijoin

• Materialization
• EXISTS strategy

• For a subquery used with a NOT IN, <> ALL or NOT EXISTS predicate, the optimizer has these choices:

• Materialization

• EXISTS strategy

For a derived table, the optimizer has these choices (which also apply to view references and common table expressions):

• Merge the derived table into the outer query block
• Materialize the derived table to an internal temporary table

The following discussion provides more information about the preceding optimization strategies.

Note

A limitation on UPDATE and DELETE statements that use a subquery to modify a single table is that the optimizer does not use semijoin or materialization subquery optimizations. As a workaround, try rewriting them as multiple-table UPDATE and DELETE statements that use a join rather than a subquery.